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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7519

20 June 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Imran Benson questions the ability of arbitrations to provide access to justice

Weavering Capital (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Peterson and others [2012] EWHC 1480 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 46 (Jun)

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC v Highland Financial Partners LP and others [2012] EWHC 1278 (Comm), [2012] All ER (D) 41 (Jun)

CGIS City Plaza Shares 1 Ltd and another company v Britel Fund Trustees Ltd [2012] EWHC 1594 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 62 (Jun)

Temple Island Collections Ltd v New English Teas Ltd and another [2012] EWPCC 1, [2012]
All ER (D) 49 (Jun)

Unilever plc v SC Johnson & Son Inc [2012] EWPCC 19, [2012] All ER (D) 75 (Jun)

Ibrahim v Barclays Bank plc and another [2012] EWCA Civ 640, [2012] All ER (D) 25 (Jun)

Re B (a child) (care proceedings: application for joinder) [2012] EWCA Civ 737, [2012] All ER (D) 26 (Jun)

Geoffrey Bindman QC recalls UK immigration in the 1960s

DWF has invested in its employment and pensions team, with the hire of Mark Hammerton from Eversheds, who joins as partner.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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